Cruise ship with Broadway stars to steam off in spring 2023 Posted July 17, 2022 The maiden voyage of a cruise ship starring a boatload of musical theater stars — like Tony Award-winners Laura Benanti, Kristin Chenoweth, Alan …
Ryanair drops Afrikaans test that angered South Africans Posted July 11, 2022 Budget airline Ryanair says it has scrapped its controversial Afrikaans language test for South African travelers aimed at weeding out people with phony passports…
Brian Selznick’s ‘Big Tree’ to be published next spring Posted July 5, 2022 Brian Selznick's next book was inspired in part by a famous friend, Steven Spielberg. Billed by publisher Scholastic as a “love letter to the …
At 83, Japanese becomes oldest to sail solo across Pacific Posted June 30, 2022 An 83-year-old Japanese adventurer returned home June 4 after successfully completing his solo, nonstop voyage across the Pacific, becoming the oldest person to r…
Ringo Starr gets honorary degree from Boston music school Posted June 28, 2022 Ringo Starr finally made it to Boston on Thursday, June 2, to receive his honorary degree from the Berklee College of Music. The school originally announced that The Beatles dr…
Egypt displays a trove of newly discovered ancient artifacts Posted June 26, 2022 Egypt displayed a trove of ancient artifacts dating back 2,500 years that the country's antiquities authorities said were recently unearthed at the famed …
German parliament OKs 3 months of cheaper public transport Posted June 16, 2022 Germany’s parliament gave final clearance Friday, May 20, to a plan that will allow people to use local transport across the country for just 9 euros ($9.50) per …
Pub in Vogue, England rebuffs magazine’s name-change request Posted June 12, 2022 The owner of a rural English pub says he was asked to change the bar's name by a fashion magazine because of the village where it’s located: Vogue. Mark Graham, who runs the St…
Israel court rejects petitions against Jerusalem cable car Posted June 10, 2022 Israel's Supreme Court rejected four petitions on Sunday that sought to derail controversial plans to build a cable car to Jerusalem's Old City, paving the way for the project to …
Sherpa woman climbs Everest for 10th time, breaks own record Posted June 5, 2022 A Nepali Sherpa broke her own record as the most successful female climber of Mount Everest by reaching the summit of the world'…